Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Antonio Carlos Jobim merged samba with cool jazz in the 1960s to create bossa nova, with worldwide success. As a result, he is one of the most-celebrated songwriters of the 20th century. In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was the first jazz record to win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Jobim composed many songs that are now included in jazz and pop standard repertoires. Jobim's musical roots were planted firmly in the work of Pix